link to the before pics;

http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/cottage/msg061035243550.html

and some more new pics

Very nice!

That is charming! Your house looks wonderful.

Ya'll did an amazing job. I love the bricks. Your rose campion looks beautiful. I can hardly wait to see the brick wall. Keep posting. c

I like the way you painted the arbor and porch railings in two colors, and to match each other. The bricks are great, good job! Looks like the fence is completely installed. Things are really coming together, you folks have been putting in a lot of work! You must be very pleased!! :-)

Lorna

It just looks wonderful! The brick path ties in nicely with the brick on the house. You all are doing a great job.

Be sure and post pics when you add the window boxes.

jen - the change from before and after is amazing - your brickwork is very nice and I just love the arbor and fence - the windowboxes will be such a charming addition - you and your husband can be very proud of your work.....

Lynne

Every time I look at these pics I am amazed at the difference. I feel like I'm living in a different house. We spend a lot of time sitting out in the front yard now. Several times we've had people slow down their cars to shout out compliments on the house.

We managed to get some plants off of freecycle, but they weren't dug up very well and they seems to be suffering a bit of shock from transplanting. Hopefully they will make it through. I especially like the rose campion. We also received some poppies, dianthus, tickweed and some unidentified plants.

There was a sale at a local greenhouse 2 weeks ago so we brought home foxglove, dwarf delphiniums, bellflower, bee balm, coneflower and lavender. There is still a ton of space to be filled up, but it's a start.

I'm hoping to scatter in a small groupings of bulbs in the fall.

The wall shouldn't take long but the flower boxes are slow going. Lots of pieces that need sanding and staining.

Thanks to everyone for looking a my pics. The comments are a great motivator!

Jen, I love looking at your "progressing" photos. They show big differences. Your house looks very beautiful now. It's amazing how all your hard work can transform everything.

Please keep the photos coming.

Xuan

Looking super. I love what you're doing with your house.

Be Safe, Rach

Fantastic. Very cottagey :-)

Great job!

I am new to Gardenweb. For the life of me I cannot find out to view your Cottage Garden pictures of the brick path or previous pics. What am I missing?

widgit,

i have no idea. they show up in the post, nothing you need to do or click. maybe someone else here can give you an explanation. what browser are you using? dial up or cable?

i have the photos on my blog as well if you want to try viewing them there.

http://arosecottage.blogspot.com/

the older pics are in the july archives.

Jen, I looked at your photos, and on the second one, wondered if that was the place we saw the before photos from with the brick on one side, and the large lilac bush, and the third one, I thought, "yes, it is", then the fourth one confirmed it. What a transformation! Beautiful! I love those bricks!

Just don't let the transplants dry out. Some plants suffer transplant shock, but get over it and do fine with TLC. When we first moved in, the lady down the street gave me some starts by yanking them out of the ground. I was mortified, because I when I give plants, I dig them out and keep dirt on the roots.

Happy Gardening, and send more pics,
Sue

that's what she did, the roots were completely exposed on all the big plants. no worries about the water though, it's been raining non stop all summer here.

hopefully it will stop raining long enough to finish the brick wall.

You are getting a nice cohesive look -I like the way the fence defines your space.

Nancy.